Licaria triandra
Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 34: 588. 1937.
Common names: Gulf triandra
Illustrated
Basionym: Laurus triandra Swartz Prodr., 65. 1788
Synonyms: Acrodiclidium triandrum (Swartz) Lundell Misanteca triandra (Swartz) Mez
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Trees, 8-12 m. Leaf blade narrowly elliptic, 5-15 × 2-7 cm, base acute, apex slightly acuminate; surfaces glabrous when mature. Inflorescences to 10 cm, flowers often densely grouped at tips of inflorescence branchlets. Flowers 2-3 mm; tepals glabrous; stamens longer than tepals; pistil glabrous. Drupe to 3 cm.
Phenology: Flowering late winter–spring.
Habitat: In hammocks
Elevation: 0-10 m
Distribution
Fla., West Indies, Central America, South America (Andes).
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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